Seattle Mariners vs Baltimore Orioles
May 8, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1997 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 3, Baltimore Orioles 13

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez ss 4 1 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 0 0 0
Martinez dh 4 0 1 0
Buhner rf 3 0 0 0
Sorrento 1b 3 0 1 1
Wilson c 4 0 0 0
Davis 3b 3 1 1 1
Ducey lf 4 1 1 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Manzanillo p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 5 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 4 2 2 2
Reboulet 2b 5 2 1 1
Ripken, Jr. 3b 5 1 2 1
Incaviglia dh 4 1 1 0
Hoiles 1b 4 2 3 6
Hammonds lf 3 1 0 0
Webster c 4 1 1 0
Tarasco rf 3 2 2 0
Bordick ss 3 1 1 2
Mussina p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 13 13 12
Seattle 000 100 020351
Baltimore 200 003 35x13133
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (4-1) 6.0 6 5 5 2 10
  Manzanillo   1.0 3 3 2 1 0
  Wells   1.0 4 5 5 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
13
12
3
11
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina  W (4-1) 7.0 5 3 1 1 8
  Mathews   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
1
3
9

  E–Cora (5), Ripken 2 (7), Hammonds (2).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Hoiles (4,off Johnson); Tarasco (1,off Wells).  HR–Seattle R Davis (5,8th inning off Mussina 0 on, 0 out), Baltimore Hoiles 2 (6,6th inning off Johnson 2 on, 2 out,8th inning off Wells 0 on, 0 out); Anderson (3,8th inning off Wells 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Hammonds (1,by Wells).  CS–Tarasco (1,2nd base by Johnson/Wilson); Bordick (1,2nd base by Johnson/Wilson).  WP–Manzanillo (2).  HBP–Wells (1,Hammonds).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Drew Coble, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Fieldin Culbreth.  T–3:04.  A–45,026.
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